Untitled
1937
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
1937
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
This drawing shows simple black shapes on a light background. There’s a tall rectangle with a jagged cutout in the middle, like a window or a door. Around it are smaller shapes—a curved line, a tiny circle, and a few straight lines that look like they’re floating. The whole thing feels a little off-kilter, like the pieces don’t quite line up. The artist used a technique where ink is pressed onto a flat stone, then transferred to paper. That’s how the texture looks grainy in the black areas. Check out lithography to see how this process works.